Two injured after residence on Mulberry Street target of two drive-by shootings
Online Staff Report
Two individuals were struck by gunfire after a residence in the 3100 block of Mulberry Street in Rockford was the target of two drive-by shootings May 17.
The first shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. A 40-year-old man was shot in the left arm after the residence was hit once and the man’s car was hit by gunfire from an occupant in a gold or silver minivan. The assailant opened fire from the sliding door of the minivan as it drove by the house.
The second shooting occurred slightly before midnight. A woman who was standing outside the residence was shot in the leg by someone in a vehicle matching the description of the minivan from the earlier shooting. The occupants of the vehicle fired five to six shots from a handgun, striking the victim, who was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to contact Rockford police at (815) 987-5824 or Crime Stoppers at (815) 963-7867.
Posted May 18, 2012
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The only part of this story that is missing is that after the second shooting the Sheriffs Dept was near by and located the vehicle and attempted to stop it. The vehicle fled and the Sheriffs Dept Sgt told his deputy to stop chasing the car. So now you know the Sheriffs Dept will not protect you.
The 3100 block of Mulberry & Carbaugh is a dangerous area. Shootings also occurred there on 10/12/12 Man Shot in his driveway.
2 Black Male Suspects wearing dark clothes were last seen on Mulberry eastbound on
foot.
And on 11/11/12 Agg. Discharge of Firearm.
On 11/20/12 my son, Junior, was stopped and dragged out of his car and thrown face forward to the pavement for just coming out of Mulberry and turning left on Pierpont and right on State St. DON’T DRIVE NEAR THIS AREA unless you have to.